Ricki and Abby need a TV show! - My Best Birth2015-08-02T20:28:24Zhttp://www.mybestbirth.com/forum/topics/ricki-and-abby-need-a-tv-show?commentId=3120006%3AComment%3A34901&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI absolutely love the idea! W…tag:www.mybestbirth.com,2011-01-26:3120006:Comment:861512011-01-26T07:46:10.779ZTiffany Caseyhttp://www.mybestbirth.com/profile/TiffanyCasey
<p>I absolutely love the idea! With my first child I watched Birth stories on TLC and shows like that. I think watching those shows got me really uptight and kinda scared about it. I didn't know what I was doing what to expect, where to get more info, so that is where I turned. It didn't help! shows like those are horrible to watch befor birth they're all worst case/or just women like the ones watching just not knowing enough info. knowing what I know now watching pretty much anything on Birth…</p>
<p>I absolutely love the idea! With my first child I watched Birth stories on TLC and shows like that. I think watching those shows got me really uptight and kinda scared about it. I didn't know what I was doing what to expect, where to get more info, so that is where I turned. It didn't help! shows like those are horrible to watch befor birth they're all worst case/or just women like the ones watching just not knowing enough info. knowing what I know now watching pretty much anything on Birth nowadays bugs the hell out of me! the only person that made any sense was Ricki. Also locally (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) we have a free quarterly magazine called Birth Issues which is great, it helped to make Midwifery in Alberta covered by health care.</p>
<p>Women in North America need more of what Ricki and Abby can give. My second birth was much different, thanks to The Business of Being Born, I decided to look for a midwife. just finding and talking to a midwife can really make a difference in how healthy and natural a birth can be. My first birth was 20hrs with interventions I wish I didn't have, and my second was 3 hrs at home completely natural with a Midwife. Not only was it the most empowering experience but I felt much more clear minded, I healed so much faster, I actually didn't tear at all because I was able to feel and push with my body. unlike my first which I had a epidural after other pain meds didn't help I had no help from the hospital staff no real support, all they could do was check how far dilated I was and it was really discouraging. it was just too easy to get "pain" relief. so I ended up with pushing without feeling and doctor telling me I wasn't able to do it so he intervened yet again with forceps saying I was almost too small to fit a baby through my birth canal, I ended up with a second degree tear and bladder infection the next day after(due to catheter).</p>
<p>The difference that they could make to so many women if they could just get the message out there to a broader audience. To me it changed my life.</p>
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<p>We need more information on Birthing from every aspect, a hospital (obgyn) birth is only for women who need it medically not for healthy women. even still OB/GYN's just can't give the emotional and spiritual support that midwifes and doulas can give. It's just not fair for those women who just don't know. even if women hear about home births and midwifes they just don't fully understand and end up being prejudice.</p>
<p>We need more Ricki and Abby!</p>
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<p> </p> i actually emailed the bestbi…tag:www.mybestbirth.com,2011-01-19:3120006:Comment:852852011-01-19T19:48:25.771ZKylie Charekhttp://www.mybestbirth.com/profile/KylieCharek
i actually emailed the bestbirthadmin awhile ago to suggest this....they should seriously do it!
i actually emailed the bestbirthadmin awhile ago to suggest this....they should seriously do it! I'm so glad natural birth sho…tag:www.mybestbirth.com,2011-01-05:3120006:Comment:830822011-01-05T02:00:37.901ZT. Hillhttp://www.mybestbirth.com/profile/THill
I'm so glad natural birth shows are in the works, can't wait and will keep my fingers crossed. I can't get over "Cops: with midwives" LOL!!!
I'm so glad natural birth shows are in the works, can't wait and will keep my fingers crossed. I can't get over "Cops: with midwives" LOL!!! what about mtvs teen mom spec…tag:www.mybestbirth.com,2011-01-03:3120006:Comment:829652011-01-03T23:57:56.702ZKassedihttp://www.mybestbirth.com/profile/naturalteenmothering
what about mtvs teen mom special but natural teen births i had one and i am now 17 and exclusively breastfeeding my 3 month old daughter after my natural birth at 16 theres gotta be other girls like me or pregnant teens who want natural but have no support.
what about mtvs teen mom special but natural teen births i had one and i am now 17 and exclusively breastfeeding my 3 month old daughter after my natural birth at 16 theres gotta be other girls like me or pregnant teens who want natural but have no support. I'd watch, for sure!tag:www.mybestbirth.com,2009-09-17:3120006:Comment:349552009-09-17T21:38:26.052ZCasondrahttp://www.mybestbirth.com/profile/Casondra
I'd watch, for sure!
I'd watch, for sure! Here'st he problem. Most peop…tag:www.mybestbirth.com,2009-09-17:3120006:Comment:349032009-09-17T17:03:49.404ZRachelhttp://www.mybestbirth.com/profile/RachelLeavitt
Here'st he problem. Most people have medicated births. Not that this is bad, but a natural birth tends to leave people with a different feeling about birth in general. I would tend to think that moms (or producers) who have had a medicated birth would wonder what the big deal is...specifically because they have that impression with any birth.
Here'st he problem. Most people have medicated births. Not that this is bad, but a natural birth tends to leave people with a different feeling about birth in general. I would tend to think that moms (or producers) who have had a medicated birth would wonder what the big deal is...specifically because they have that impression with any birth. I don't find them dull! I thi…tag:www.mybestbirth.com,2009-09-17:3120006:Comment:349012009-09-17T16:54:51.068ZToni Raquel Bopphttp://www.mybestbirth.com/profile/ToniRaquelBopp
I don't find them dull! I think its more exciting! That "House of Babies" show was ALL natural births in a birth center, almost all were water births and were very entertaining! They had the mean midwife that always yelled and then the nice comforting one, they had women w/ 3 hour labors and women w/ 20 hour labors w/ back labor! Man I miss that show!!
I don't find them dull! I think its more exciting! That "House of Babies" show was ALL natural births in a birth center, almost all were water births and were very entertaining! They had the mean midwife that always yelled and then the nice comforting one, they had women w/ 3 hour labors and women w/ 20 hour labors w/ back labor! Man I miss that show!! great idea, I would definitel…tag:www.mybestbirth.com,2009-09-17:3120006:Comment:348992009-09-17T16:47:28.526ZToni Raquel Bopphttp://www.mybestbirth.com/profile/ToniRaquelBopp
great idea, I would definitely watch that show! I can't stand "birth day" or "a baby story", and every time they do finally get someone on the show that is "planing" to have a natural birth, they end up w/ interventions! I used to watch "House of Babies", that was a wonderful show all about natural births, water births w/ midwives at a birth center but its never on Discovery Health any more :(
great idea, I would definitely watch that show! I can't stand "birth day" or "a baby story", and every time they do finally get someone on the show that is "planing" to have a natural birth, they end up w/ interventions! I used to watch "House of Babies", that was a wonderful show all about natural births, water births w/ midwives at a birth center but its never on Discovery Health any more :( Every natural birth I have se…tag:www.mybestbirth.com,2009-09-17:3120006:Comment:348452009-09-17T05:26:42.060ZKelly Martinhttp://www.mybestbirth.com/profile/KellyMartin
Every natural birth I have seen on camera has been more beautiful and intriguing than any birth I have ever seen on the usual TLC baby shows. Why is it that when you say "natural birth", there is this assumption that you are going to"indict the medical-industrial complex"? I think that is what made BOBB so great. In the end, BOBB illustrated why we do need obstetrical care available. Oh how I would love to see more natural birth stories. I know there are plenty of us birth junkies out there to…
Every natural birth I have seen on camera has been more beautiful and intriguing than any birth I have ever seen on the usual TLC baby shows. Why is it that when you say "natural birth", there is this assumption that you are going to"indict the medical-industrial complex"? I think that is what made BOBB so great. In the end, BOBB illustrated why we do need obstetrical care available. Oh how I would love to see more natural birth stories. I know there are plenty of us birth junkies out there to fill the audience. Good luck! "Cops' with midwives"??? What…tag:www.mybestbirth.com,2009-09-16:3120006:Comment:347902009-09-16T20:48:12.842ZKMhttp://www.mybestbirth.com/profile/KateMcQuillen
"Cops' with midwives"??? What is that??? If it means that midwives would be calling out professionals who are doing more harm than good and intervening with their wisdom, than I'd watch that? :)<br />
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You know it's so funny, I consider the birthing shows that are on now boring(among other things). How many times can we watch the same scenario play out and the same problems result. I could watch natural birth all day, but I guess that's why I'm here right?<br />
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What about a show where midwives, doulas,…
"Cops' with midwives"??? What is that??? If it means that midwives would be calling out professionals who are doing more harm than good and intervening with their wisdom, than I'd watch that? :)<br />
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You know it's so funny, I consider the birthing shows that are on now boring(among other things). How many times can we watch the same scenario play out and the same problems result. I could watch natural birth all day, but I guess that's why I'm here right?<br />
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What about a show where midwives, doulas, and lactation educators assist new parents in the birth and bonding process and help trouble shooting. You could address things from common "problems" like latch, lack of sleep, jaundice etc, to things that are more complex like prematurity, multiples, and developmental problems. That would be both interesting AND educational when done with a natural approach. I think you would be able to show people that certain hurdles that you come upon, which seem too difficult and complex to deal with naturally, are actually better suited for that approach and can be successful.